Nathaniel Branden Quotes

You are precisely as big as what you love and precisely as small as what you allow to annoy you.

If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.

The bible says no man can take your joy. That means no person can make you live with a negative attitude. No circumstance, no adversity can force you to live in despair. As Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of wheelchair-bound President Franklin D. Roosevelt, often said, ‘No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Realizing that we've surrendered our self-esteem to others and choosing to be accountable for our own self-worth would mean absorbing the terrifying fact that we're always vulnerable to pain and loss.

I don't have the best self esteem; mine wavers month to month, but I know how to pick myself up.

I don't feel sorry for myself.

I think the best way to have confidence is not to allow everyone else's insecurities to be your own.

There's always going to be someone who doesn't like you, but what can they do?

When they treat you bad, you just got to take care of your pride, no matter what.

The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet.

Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me.

You gotta love yourself, because when you're hurting - you never know who's gonna be around to do the lovin' for ya. You gotta love yourself through the pain.

Self-esteem starts out as a personal blessing, but it becomes nothing less than an evolutionary force.

Love yourself before any other person. That's when you can really survive on your own.

When people feel that they have failed, it's usually because somebody or something caused them to feel that way and taste defeat. I refuse to dwell on that. Yes, it sucks at first, and the feeling is valid, but it all happens for a reason.

When a person has adequate self-esteem little slights offer no threat at all - they are simply "passed over" and ignored. Even deeper emotional wounds are likely to heal faster and cleaner, with no festering sores to poison life and spoil happiness.

Bottom line: If you love yourself, it will all work out.

You can't build joy on a feeling of self-loathing.

Dare to love yourself

Learn to live in this world with self-respect.

Self-esteem does not mean feeling good all the time. Self-esteem means loving yourself even when you feel badly...even when you make a mistake. It means loving yourself even when you're depressed. It means that you accept yourself fully.

Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.

It is very important that, no matter what happens, you keep your feeling of self worth and value.

I want to be judged by who I am as a person, not by what happened to me. In fact, all the bad things have only contributed to my confidence and sense of self, because I survived them and became a better and stronger person.

Don't belittle yourself. Be BIG yourself.